DD15 Injector Remove-Install
DD15 Injector Remove-Install
WARNING
PERSONAL INJURY
To prevent the escape of high pressure fuel that can penetrate skin, ensure the engine
has been shut down for a minimum of 10 minutes before servicing any component within
the high pressure circuit. Residual high fuel pressure may be present within the circuit.
To prevent the escape of high pressure fuel that can penetrate skin, ensure the engine has been shut
down for a minimum of 10 minutes before servicing any component within the high pressure circuit.
Residual high fuel pressure may be present within the circuit.
1.
Shut off the engine and apply the parking brake, chock the wheels, disconnect vehicle battery power,
and perform any other applicable safety steps.
WARNING
FIRE HAZARD
Do not power wash or steam clean the engine bay in the area of vehicle electrical
components, unless specified by vehicle manuals or service literature. Power
washing/steam cleaning can permanently damage these components, which could result
in fire, personal injury, or property damage.
2.
Do not power wash or steam clean the engine bay in the area of vehicle electrical components,
unless specified by vehicle manuals or service literature. Power washing/steam cleaning can
permanently damage these components, which could result in fire, personal injury, or property
damage.
Steam clean the engine.
3.
Remove the rocker cover. Refer to section "Removal of the Rocker Cover" .
4.
Disconnect the 14-pin fuel injector harness connector from the camshaft housing.
5.
Disconnect the fuel injector electrical wiring harness from the fuel injectors. Refer to section "Removal
of the Two-Piece Fuel Injector Wiring Harness - Two-Filter System" .
6.
Remove the spring clip holding the fuel injector electrical wiring harness connector to the camshaft
frame. Remove the fuel injector electrical wiring harness.
7.
Remove the high pressure fuel injector feed lines. Refer to section "Removal of the High Pressure
Fuel Injector Lines - Two-Filter System" .
8.
Remove the fuel injector hold down bolt (1). Discard bolt.
9.
Using tool J-47391 (1), lift the fuel injector clamp and fuel injector (2) from its seat in the cylinder
head.
10.
Remove clamps from the fuel injector and install a tip protector onto the fuel injector nozzle.
11.
Cover the fuel injector hole in the cylinder head to keep out foreign material.
NOTICE
Avoid cleaning (wire brushing etc.) the fuel injector tip spray holes to prevent damage and
plugging.
12.
Using a clean rag soaked with clean diesel fuel, carefully remove any carbon material from the fuel
injector exterior.
NOTICE
Fuel injector O-ring seals, fuel injector clamp bolt and the fuel injector copper washer are
considered one-use items and cannot be reused. Any time a fuel injector is removed, the
fuel injector bolt, three fuel injector O-ring seals and copper washer must be replaced with
new parts. Failure to replace the O-ring seals copper washer and bolt can result in
leakage.
13.
Inspect the fuel injector body for visible damage. Replace the fuel injector if damaged.
14.
If the fuel injector is intended to be reused, remove and discard the three fuel injector O-rings and the
copper washer.